U.S. too much for Latvia; Ching comes off the bench

The U.S. men’s soccer team comes away from the “sendoff series” with more confidence than what was inspired by last week’s loss to Morocco in the first game of a trio of matches this. The U.S. defeated Latvia, 1-0, tonight on a Brian McBride goal in the 43rd minute to wrap up the series.

Houston Dynamo striker Brian Ching’s goal against Venezuela in a 2-0 win on Friday made his case for a starting spot against the Czech Republic in the World Cup finals on June 12.